Rakesh Oram

Rakesh Oram

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Rakesh Oram Profile

  • Name:
  • Rakesh Oram
  • Born:
  • October 31, 1997

Rakesh Oram Biography

Rakesh Oram is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha. He is associated with professional matches since 2010, and has played for the Indian football clubs such as Mumbai City, Sambalpur Football Academy and AIFF Elite Academy. He is a member of Indian national team, and also plays for Indian Super League - professional football league in India. He plays as a midfielder for Mumbai City in the Indian Super League. He is also a member of India U19 team, where he played as a winger.

 

Rakesh Kumar Oram was born on 31 October 1997 in Chituapada, Odisha. His father works as a supervisor in a beedi company, who encouraged Rakesh to take this sport. His younger brother is a member of junior team of Odisha. He received professional training from Sambalpur Football Academy, under the guidance of Gangadhar Behera. He entered the academy after being spotted by his guide in a talent hunt. He also played for the academy for a few local matches. He was a member of the team which won Biju Pattnaik Gold Cup, and in those days he has already joined junior team representing Odisha.

 

In 2012 he was selected to AIFF Regional Academy in Mumbai, followed by AIFF Elite Academy, when it was newly formed in 2013. Academy was started under a youth development project that was started between the AIFF and FIFA. He got selected to Mumbai City to play for ISL in 2016 season, and since then he is associated with the same team. He played his first match on October 23, 2016 and his emergence was a testament to the incredible progress Odisha has made in the football sport in the recent times. Till now only 2 footballers from the state have represented India in an international match.

Published: October 09, 2018

Updated: October 09, 2018

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